Well, I made it. It rained all last night and into this morning but the sun came out so I thought I’d give it a try. Challenging, but doable if you take your time and concentrate. I disagree that it was a total slog; some sections were quite...
I am presently in Bizketta planning to take off tomorrow to Larrasoana. Heavy rain is predicted which, if it comes to pass, makes me fearful of the descent into Zubiri. Wise Pilgrim says not to take the road ( I don’t know why). So I may take a...
If you are on the Camino Frances, it is unlikely you'll need 2 liters of water except maybe one day. The towns are close together and potable water is avaliable. That might help.
Well, from Santovenia you have the option of going north west to Ages and continuing through Atapuerca and Orbaneja to the Castanares varient or proceeding sort of south west to Castanares via the Santovenia varient. I was just wondering which is...
Walked through Zalduendo and Los Tomillares, you can't go wrong with yellow arrow markers all the way. Going through Ages adds another 5 plus kilometres, I did that route back in 2016.
Try as I might, I can't get my pack below 15 lbs including 2L water and, at 73 with arthritic knees, it's difficult. My plan is to tranfer about 5 lbs/day in a small pack and carry the remaining 10 lbs in my very comfortable backpack. I want to...
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I will be staying in Santovenia and from there to Castanares. It looks like I have 2 route options. I can go to Ages and pick up the variant just after Obaneja Riopico or proceed from Santovenia through Zalduendo, Ibeas de Juarros...
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Can someone tell me the meaning of the asteriks beside some of the accommodations listed on Gronze? Hovering over them on my computer doesn't do anything. Thanks!
Wise Pilgrim is great because it has a feature to contact the albergues via WhatsApp and composes a message for you in Spanish (or Portuguese or French depending on location).
Here's a post I made earlier this year about how to use the feature...
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